Two-row cultivator.



Patent'edMay 20, |902. l

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No. 700,037. *l Patented May 20, 1902.

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TWO-RDW CULTIVATH.

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TWO-ROW CU LTIVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,337, dated May 20, 1902.

Y Application iiled January 201 1902. Serial No. 90,416. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern/f Be it known that I, LINDEN KIRLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jacksonand State of Missouri, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Two-Row Cultivators,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to-improvements in two-row cultivators; and my object is to provide means for operating the disks and shovels which will locate the levers close to the seat, so the driver can conveniently operate them without leavingrthe' latter. Heretofore the operating-levers have usually been mount, ed upon the `tongues in order to prevent the connecting-bar securing them to the disk and shovel shafts from interfering with the free movement of the seat-plank. This construction required the driver to stop themachine at the end of each row and walk first from one lever to the other in order to raise the shovels and disksfrom the ground. Then after turnrepeat the above operation in order to again ing the machine to go back'he would have to lower the disks and shovels to a working position. By employing my, construction the levers are located close to the-seat, so'that it is unnecessary for the'driver to leave the latter in order to operate them.y

A further object lis to lighten lthe draft ofY l per ends to bars'by boltsld'located in longitudinal slotsl'. Theirtrear ends are 'rigidly the machine to a minimum, and thus diminish the work of the draft-animals. I accomplish this desirable result -hy the peculiar arrangement and constructionof the ,runners and carrying-wheels, wherebyithe machinei's 'balanced without the use of tongues generally employed for this purpose. By arranging the carrying-Wheels at the rear of the runners just back of the center of gravity of the machine almosty theentire weight of the latter is carried on the wheels, the runners being employed chieiiy to take the place of tongues in preservingthe equilibrium of the machine.

In the accompanyingdrawings,which illustrate theinventiomFigure'l represents a plan view of a cultivator embodying my improvements. Fig, 2 is a oross-section ofthe same,

taken on line II II'of Fig.1, showinghowthe disks and shovels may be raised or lowered, as indicated by arrows, by throwing the operating-lever forward or backward in the `direction shown by the dotted arrow. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the mechanism for operating the disk and shovel shaft.`

As shown by the drawings, I employ two gangs or sections 1 l, loosely connected bya seat-plank 2 in the usual manner, so that each gang will be free to follow its respective row I without interfering one with the other. The

frame of each gang consists of two .parallel longitudinal bars 3 4,1irmly secured together. by transverse bars 5 6 and intermediate rods f 7, to the latterof which thel seat-plaiIk-is loosely secured by loops 8. The frames are mounted upon wheels 9 andrunners 10, the latter consisting of angle-'irons bent upwardly at'their forward converging endsll at an angle approximating forty-fiveY degrees, lon# p14 to adj ustably'receive equalizin g-bars. (Not shown.) By bending the opposite ends of the runners upwardly in this manner they `will move over the ground with less friction than if said ends contacted therewith, and consequently vmaterially lighten `the draft of the machine. The forward portionsof the run'- ners are rigidly secured to the lower ends of standards l5, adj ustably secured at their up-y secured to ,the lower ends. of standards 18, adjustably secured to bar llby bolts 19, lo-

cated in slots 20 inv 'said bar. By unlooseni'ng bolts 16 19 the runners;together with the car! l rying-wheels,maybe spread farther apart or brought closer together to accommodate the furrows over which the machine is intended to work. Y Also rigidly secured to the lower portions of standards 18 are stub-shafts 2l, upon which are journaled the carrying-wheels 9. By referring to the d rawin gs itwill-beseen that the carrying-wheels are placed slightly to the rear of the center of gravity.of@the-machinel and will therefore lcarry almostthefentire weight of the latter,i and the runners being j thus relieved will glide over the groundwith butvery little `friction, their chief purpose being to balance the machine. By thus main;

taining the equilibrium of the cultivator by runners instead of the tongues usually em- 4 ployed it is apparent that the necks and shoulders of the draft-animals will be relieved of a large portion or" the Weight of the machine, particularly in descending a grade or in passing over rough ground, and they can therefore devote all of their energy to drawing the machine forward.

The rear ends of the transverse bars 5 G are provided with boxes 22 to receive a journaled shaft 23, upon which are adjustably mounted shovel-beams 24, provided at their rear ends with the customary shovels 25. Also adjustably mounted upon said shaft are arms 2G, carrying adjustablymounted disks 27 at their rear ends.

28 designates the customary fenders employed for protecting the young plants from damage by clods, &c. They are provided with eyebolts 29 to receive hooks 30, provided with chains 3l, adapted to be adjustably secured to the hooked terminals of arms 32, secured to shafts 23, for the purpose of adjustably securing the fenders in any desired position. The adjacent ends of shafts 23 are provided with rigidly secured crank-arms 33, which extend upwardly to receive pivotallyseen red connecting-bars 3i, pivotally secured at their forward terminals to operating-levers 35, fulcrumed at their lower ends tothe upper portions 6 of bars 6. Bar G is bent a half-circle at (ib and then extends rearwardly and is secured to the upper portion of an inverted-L-shaped casting 3S, fastened at its lower end to box 22, and thus forms a loop to permit the free movement of the seat-plank 2.

By providing the above construct-ion levers 35 are brought close to the seat 39, so the driver can conveniently manipulate them at the end of each row without leaving the seat.

The seat-plank is adjustably secured upon the horizontal transverse rods 7 by chains 40, having large centrally-located links 4:1, which loosely embrace loop-bars 42, secured to the under side of the seat-plank, so the latter will be free to slide endwise upon rods 7. The opposite portions of the chains are removably secured to hooks 43, located upon longitudinars 3 4, in order that the seat-plank may be secured either forward or to the rear ot' the position shown in the drawings. This adjustment of the seat-plank is necessary, because in traveling on the road more weight must be thrown upon the runners, which act as brak es and prevent the machine from running on the horses. Then when working in the field the disks may be depressed to the desired depth by adjusting the seat-plank forward or backward.

Although I yhave shown the disk-arms secured to shaft 23, it is obvious that by substituting bar-iron similar to shaft 23 for longitudinal bars 3 4t the disk-arms could also redes? be secured thereto, if desired, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

From the above description it is apparent that I have produced a cultivator which is evenly balanced, light of draft, convenient to operate, and thoroughly practical for the purpose intended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a cultivator comprising two gangs scoured together by a seat-plank, shafts journaled at the rear ends of the gangs and provided with shovel-beams, loop-bars secured to the adjacent ends of the gangs, through which the seat-plank operates, levers pivotally secured to the upper portions of the loop hars, means for retaining the levers in any desired position, crank-arms secured to the adjacent ends of the shafts, and connectingbars pivotally secured at their opposite terminals to the levers and the crankarms, substantially as described.

2. In a cultivator of the class described, loop-bars secured to the adjacent ends of the gangs, boxes secured to the rear ends thereof, shafts journaled therein carrying disks, cranks secured to the adjacent ends of said shafts, levers fnlcrumed to the upper port-ions of the loop-bars, and connecting-bars pivotally secured at their opposite ends to the cranks and the levers, substantially as described. l

3. In a cultivator of the class described, loop-bars secured to the adjacent ends of the gangs, journaled shafts mounted on the gangs carrying suitable cultivating appliances, cranks secured to the adjacent ends of said shafts, levers fulcru med to the loop-bars, and con necting-bars pivotally secured at their opposite ends to the cranks and the levers, substantially as described.

4. In a cultivator, a seat-plank, gangs adjustably secured to the same, standards extending downwardly froln the gang-frames, runners bent upwardly at their opposite ends and secured to the lower terminals of the standards, carrying-wheels mounted upon stub-shafts projecting from the rear standards justin the rear of the center of gravity of the machine, and means for adjusting the seatplank so that allor any portion of the weight of the machine may be balanced on said wheels, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LINDEN KIRLlN.

Witnesses:

F. G. FISCHER, G. Y. THoRPn.

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